What is most satisfying in Crowther's study is the degree to which his discussion concerning treatments of art and aesthetics maintains a discussion with actual works of art. While I might not always agree with where this leads his discussion of Heidegger and others, his analyses are nevertheless generally defensible. And while I might prefer others who treat Heidegger, Kant, Hegel, etc. and art -- I am thinking here especially of John Sallis -- I can think of no one who treats such variety in art as Crowther. I find this most recent addition to his extensive accounting of art and those who think about art most rewarding, and I recommend it to all.

Jeffrey Powell, Marshall University, Notre Dame Philosophical Review

Paul Crowther has created an important body of philosophical writing about visual art. The present work develops it further.

Elena Fell, British Journal of Aesthetics, vol 54, no. 4